kelakar

See also: klakar

Brunei Malay

Verb

kelakar

  1. to lie

References

  • Marshall, H. B. (April 1921), “A Vocabulary of Brunei Malay”, in Journal of The Straits Branch of The Royal Asiatic Society[1], volume 83, page 58

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kelakar.

Noun

kelakar

  1. banter
    Synonyms: lawak, olok-olok
  2. joke
    Synonym: senda gurau

Derived terms

  • berkelakar

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.laˈkar/

Noun

kelakar (Jawi spelling کلاکر, plural kelakar-kelakar or kelakar2)

  1. banter
    Synonym: lawak
  2. joke
    Synonym: gurau
  3. (Sarawak) lie
    Synonym: bohong

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kelakar

Further reading

Sarawak Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Malay kelakar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k(ə).la.ka(ɣ)/

Noun

kelakar

  1. speech (spoken language)

Verb

kelakar

  1. to speak, to talk
    Nembiak kinek sik pande kelakar Sarawak agik dah.
    Kids these days don't know how to speak Sarawak (Malay) anymore.